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Hair salons in Connecticut

Markets across Connecticut ranked by the Groundwork market score for hair salons, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
3,795
430 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
1,049
−8.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.6B
On personal care products and services
Listings per 10k households
26.5
13% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$425K
In line with the U.S.
Rank among states
#28 of 51
Market score 48 · Lower middle

A site report maps the hair salons on map listings around any address in Connecticut by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3,795 hair salons in Connecticut. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.5, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Households in Connecticut spend about $1.6B a year on personal care products and services, or $1,124 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $425K per salon, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 1,049 businesses with payroll in Connecticut classed as beauty salons, down 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,367 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 63 SBA-backed loans worth $10.4M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Connecticut.

Among the 50 states and DC, Connecticut ranks #28 for hair salons, with a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Waterbury-Shelton metro area scores highest (65). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Putnam area scores highest (77).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Connecticut, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Connecticut, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Waterbury-Shelton, CT6539321.8$483K+3.2%#56 of 387
2Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT6224721.3$490K+2.0%#79 of 387
3Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT531,01128.5$435K+3.7%#148 of 387
4Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT481,27127.3$407K+3.0%#206 of 387
5New Haven, CT4169430.1$358K+2.5%#288 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Connecticut, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Putnam, CT777819.8$541K+3.0%#19 of 538
2Torrington, CT7510121.1$524K+2.2%#30 of 538

Counties

Counties in Connecticut, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT727819.8$541K+3.0%#243 of 2,339
2Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT7110121.1$524K+2.2%#265 of 2,339
3Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT6116322.0$529K+2.3%#636 of 2,339
4Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT6139321.8$483K+3.2%#641 of 2,339
5Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT6030325.3$439K+4.1%#693 of 2,339
6Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT5924721.3$490K+2.0%#740 of 2,339
7Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT5070830.1$433K+3.5%#1,187 of 2,339
8Capitol Planning Region, CT481,10828.3$389K+3.1%#1,296 of 2,339
9South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT4469430.1$358K+2.5%#1,493 of 2,339

Questions

How many hair salons are in Connecticut?

There are 3,795 hair salons on map listings in Connecticut as of September 2026. 430 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 1,049 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 8.6% from 2019. Official counts list 6,598 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Connecticut spend on personal care products and services?

About $1.6B a year, or $1,124 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,795 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $425K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,434,007 households in Connecticut and national spending patterns by income.

How does Connecticut compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Connecticut has 26.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $425K, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Connecticut would have about 3,745, against 3,795 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,367 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Connecticut has the highest market score for hair salons?

Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Waterbury-Shelton metro area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Putnam area scores highest, at 77 (high). Among 9 scored counties in Connecticut, the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Connecticut scores 48 for hair salons (lower middle), #28 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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